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Colour

#EC8E7A

  • #EC8E7A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EC8E7A is a red with RGB values 236, 142, 122 and HSL 11°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EC8E7A#EC8E7A
HEX#EC8E7A
RGBrgb(236, 142, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5569, 0.4784
RGB percentages92.5%, 55.7%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(10.5, 75%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.5, 48.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 39.8%, 48.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,502,970
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8E7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#137185

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49B78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBAF79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8089no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 5.8Light salmon · ΔE 10.9Light coral · ΔE 11.5Salmon · ΔE 12.2Indian red · ΔE 19.2Sandy brown · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AD8EC
Analogous#EC7A9F, #ECC77A
Triadic#7AEC8E, #8E7AEC
Split complementary#7AECC7, #7A9FEC
Tetradic#9FEC7A, #7AD8EC, #C77AEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9DAD3
Lighter +10%#F2B4A7
Darker −10%#E6684D
Darker −20%#DF4221
Darker −30%#B3351A
Darker −40%#872813
More saturated +25%#FF8267
Less saturated −25%#D99A8D

Channel breakdown

R236
G142
B122
Red236 (92.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue10.53°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 8E · B 7A

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